†Protazteca hendersoni Cockerell 1906 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combinations: Euponera hendersoni, Ponera hendersoni
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1906. A new fossil ant. Entomological News 17:27-28
Belongs to Protazteca according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Carpenter 1930, Cockerell 1906, Cockerell 1927 and Cockerell 1941
Sister taxa: Protazteca capitata, Protazteca elongata, Protazteca eocenica, Protazteca quadrata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Fossil Stump Hill, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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